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@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ server itself knows its IP. Have a look at this
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entry in the FAQ</a>.</li>
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<li>If your server is behind a NAT and it doesn't
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know its public IP (e.g. it has an IP of 192.168.x.y), you need to set
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up port forwarding. Forwarding TCP connections is system dependent but
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up port forwarding. Forwarding TCP connections is system dependent but
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<a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerForFirewalledClients">
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this entry</a> offers some examples on how to do this.</li>
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<li>Your server will passively estimate and advertise its recent
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@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ you good html scrubbing.</p>
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<p>To test if it's working, you need to know your normal IP address so you can
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verify that the address really changes when running Tor.
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If you are using Linux or OS X your local IP address is shown by the <tt>ifconfig</tt>
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command. Under Windows go to the Start menu, click Run and enter <tt>cmd</tt>.
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If you are using Linux or OS X your local IP address is shown by the <tt>ifconfig</tt>
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command. Under Windows go to the Start menu, click Run and enter <tt>cmd</tt>.
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At the command prompt, enter <tt>ipconfig</tt>. If you are behind a NAT/Firewall
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you can use one of the sites listed below to check which IP you are using.
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When that is done, start Tor and Privoxy and visit any of the sites again.
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@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ If everything works, your IP address should have changed.
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<p>
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<!--<a href="http://peertech.org/privacy-knoppix/">peertech</a>, -->
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<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a> and
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<a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a>
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are sites that show your current IP so you can see
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<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a> and
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<a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a>
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are sites that show your current IP so you can see
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what address and country you're coming from.
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</p>
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@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ href="#client-or-server">the section above</a>.
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</p>
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<p>To set up a Tor server, do the following steps after installing Tor.
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(These instructions are Unix-centric; but Tor 0.0.9.5 and later is running
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(These instructions are Unix-centric; but Tor 0.0.9.5 and later is running
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as a server on Windows now as well.)
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</p>
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@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ initscripts or startup scripts. If it logs any warnings, address them. (By
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default Tor logs to stdout, but some packages log to <tt>/var/log/tor/</tt>
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instead. You can edit your torrc to configure log locations.)
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<li>4. <b>Register your server.</b> Send mail to <a
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href="mailto:tor-ops@freehaven.net">tor-ops@freehaven.net</a> with the
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following information:
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href="mailto:tor-ops@freehaven.net">tor-ops@freehaven.net</a> with your
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server's nickname in the subject line and include the
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following information in the message:
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<ul>
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<li>Your server's nickname.</li>
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<li>The fingerprint for your server's key (the contents of the
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@ -300,11 +301,8 @@ and</li>
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<li>What kind of connectivity the new server will have.</li>
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</ul>
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If possible, sign your mail using PGP.<br />
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Registering your server improves the anonymity of the network quite a bit.
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If you don't register your server default users will only use you for the
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middle hop of their circuits.
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If you are running a registered middleman server, clients will be willing to
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choose your node as an entry node as well as a middleman.
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Registering your server reserves your nickname so nobody else can take it,
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and lets us contact you if you need to upgrade or something goes wrong.
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<li>5. Subscribe to the <a href="http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/">or-announce</a>
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mailing list. It is very low volume, and it will keep you informed
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of new stable releases. You might also consider subscribing to <a
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